1995–2009 · The A* arrives

City of London School · GCSE/IGCSE · summer 1996

City of London School, GCSE/IGCSE 1996: 16.1% of entries graded A*

  • 16.1%

    GCSE/IGCSE entries graded A*

    GCSE/IGCSE entries (the total isn’t printed) · summer 1996 exams

    Checked against the original

    City of London School archive, The Gazette Issue: 259 / January 1997, PDF page 12 Open original: City of London School archive, The Gazette Issue: 259 / January 1997

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    City of London School. GCSE/IGCSE entries graded A*: 16.1% (GCSE/IGCSE entries (the total isn’t printed)), summer 1996 exams. Status: Checked against the original. Source: City of London School archive, The Gazette Issue: 259 / January 1997, PDF page 12, https://www.clsarchive.org.uk/Filename.ashx?tableName=ta_gazette&columnName=filename&recordId=262&zoom=page-fit. Checked by The Schools Record on 6 September 2026. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/new:city-of-london:1996:gazette-archive:gcse-igcse:grade-percentages:bee2ac28f655/

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Checked against the original: 8 figures, including A*, A and B.

What it counts

Published school results passage in the original archive publication.

The figures

As printed. Percentages are of subject entries, not pupils.

A*
16.1
A
32.7
B
32.8
C
15.4
D
1.9
E
0.6
F g
0.2
U
0.4
Qualification
GCSE/IGCSE
Notes and original wording (3)
What it counts
Published school results passage in the original archive publication.
Note
Published rounded grade-entry percentages; F/G combined.
Year
1996

This figure covers a different group from the school-wide series.

Where it was published

Notes on this record

Where it’s from
Original publication
Worth knowing
Published rounded grade-entry percentages; F/G combined.
How the source defines it
Published school results passage in the original archive publication.

Can I compare it?

  • A*: left out of comparisons: covers a different group from the school-wide series; measured differently.
Record details

Record ID new:city-of-london:1996:gazette-archive:gcse-igcse:grade-percentages:bee2ac28f655. Quote it if you report a problem.

As recorded

The record’s own wording, where this page puts it in plainer words.

Collection note
Published rounded grade-entry percentages; F/G combined.
Source note
Primary

Source references

Codes and identifiers

Evidence
P
Record Id
new:city-of-london:1996:gazette-archive:gcse-igcse:grade-percentages:bee2ac28f655

Comparison codes

  • grade_9 · research observation outside matched schoolwide scope; incompatible definitions; missing value · missing · As published; not an exact number · origin P
  • grade_9_8 · research observation outside matched schoolwide scope; incompatible definitions; missing value · missing · As published; not an exact number · origin P
  • grade_9_7 · research observation outside matched schoolwide scope; incompatible definitions; missing value · missing · As published; not an exact number · origin P
  • a_star · research observation outside matched schoolwide scope; incompatible definitions · exact · 0 decimal places · origin P
  • a_star_a · research observation outside matched schoolwide scope; incompatible definitions; missing value · missing · As published; not an exact number · origin P
  • a_star_b · research observation outside matched schoolwide scope; incompatible definitions; missing value · missing · As published; not an exact number · origin P

Check log

  1. 2026-09-06 · a_star · verified · City of London School archive, The Gazette Issue: 259 / January 1997 · PDF page 12, grade percentages
  2. 2026-09-06 · a_pct · verified · City of London School archive, The Gazette Issue: 259 / January 1997 · PDF page 12, grade percentages
  3. 2026-09-06 · b_pct · verified · City of London School archive, The Gazette Issue: 259 / January 1997 · PDF page 12, grade percentages
  4. 2026-09-06 · c_pct · verified · City of London School archive, The Gazette Issue: 259 / January 1997 · PDF page 12, grade percentages
  5. 2026-09-06 · d_pct · verified · City of London School archive, The Gazette Issue: 259 / January 1997 · PDF page 12, grade percentages
  6. 2026-09-06 · e_pct · verified · City of London School archive, The Gazette Issue: 259 / January 1997 · PDF page 12, grade percentages
  7. 2026-09-06 · f_g_pct · verified · City of London School archive, The Gazette Issue: 259 / January 1997 · PDF page 12, grade percentages
  8. 2026-09-06 · u_pct · verified · City of London School archive, The Gazette Issue: 259 / January 1997 · PDF page 12, grade percentages

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